Travelogues Galápagos

Sibling love

Mother's love

In the afternoon, I treated myself to a little break after the tension of the previous evening and morning😵😴😬, while my friend enjoyed the afternoon land excursion to a t

It looks like a seahorse and is the largest of the Galapagos Islands at 4,588 square kilometers. In addition, it is the only one directly on the equator and has 6 active...

Our 360° tour around Isla Cristobal starts early. Juan, a familiar face from Isla Isabela, is also on the tour, as we went on a tour together there too. He takes endless photos,...

Early in the morning, the ferry goes to San Cristobal. There is no direct connection from Isla Isabela to San Cristobal. The entire ferry traffic goes through Santa Cruz. The...

This morning, so to speak, we took care of office work. We booked a boat to Santa Cruz for tomorrow morning at 7:00, finished Mom's birthday present, and booked a hostel for the...

Today we had to leave our dive ship. We said goodbye to all fellow travelers and the great crew. We saw all kinds of animals that are native to this area, both underwater and...

Dive sites: 2 x Cousins Rock in Santiago Our highlights: Sea lions, Whitetip reef shark, Stingrays, Frogfish, Blacktip reef shark, Seahorse, Manta rays In the morning, we...

Early in the morning we start. At the port, the luggage is scanned for organic material, and we take the small taxi boats to the ferry ships that only transport passengers and...

Galapagos - here we come! With Jois, we are going to the airport to fly to Galapagos. She will be with us until Sunday and we will stay until next Friday. Away from the rainy...

Yesterday was a typical lazy day. Walking on the beach, swimming in the lagoon, drinking delicious fruit juices, and eventually getting tired from the sun. Sometimes we're...

Early in the morning, we went to the airport once again. We stayed in the country, but the security check was quite special today. All bags were inspected for fresh food. After...

Xavier, our taxi driver, picks us up at the hotel in the morning and we first drive to a viewpoint overlooking the island. Oh, still closed, what now? Xavier knows Adriano...

Today we will go on the boat with empty stomachs, you never know. But it was not a problem. After 2 hours, we reached the second island of our Galapagos trip at 9:00. After...

We walk to Tortuga Playa in the morning. It's already so hot at 8:30 am and then we walk 3 km through a cactus landscape. Phew! Sweat is running and running. Finally, we have to...

Before we say goodbye to Isla Isabela, we drive to the Sierra Negro volcano. We pass through lava fields, green forests, and up to the volcano. The trees are covered in moss, as...

A trip to the iguanas and the blue-footed booby. A small island where the animals can live and breed undisturbed, except for the tourist visits. Then by boat to Las Grietas. A...

In the morning, we visit the Charles Darwin Station, where the turtle breeding program for this island is carried out. There you can also see Lonesome George, who died a few...

The plan for today is to rent a bike and explore the island. We wake up earlier for this purpose and have breakfast at a café. There, we are advised against riding a bike as the...

We woke up early to swim and snorkel at Playa Mann. For the last time in a while. Once again, the sea lions checked if we are suitable playmates. No, unfortunately not. It was...

Dive Sites: 1 x Punta Vicente Roca off Isabela 1 x Cape Douglas off Fernandina Our Highlights: Sunfish, Marble Ray, Turtles, Sea Lions, Marine Iguanas, Red-lipped Batfish,...

Tauchplätze: 1 x Darwin's Arch vor Darwin 2 x Elephant Rock vor Wolf Unsere Highlights: Schildkröten, Muränen, Adlerrochen, Kugelfische, Hammerhai, Galapagoshai, Delfine,...

The Galapagos trip is coming to an end and we have to return to San Cristobal. This can only be done in two stages, first to the island of Santa Cruz and from there by the next...

Dive sites: 2 x Cape Marshall & 1 x Manta City in front of Isabela Our highlights: Manta rays, devil rays, whitetip reef sharks, moray eels, blacktip reef sharks,...

Today we want to visit Los Tuneles, a lava field in the sea, traversed by tunnels where lava once flowed. At the first snorkeling spot, we were able to observe many sea turtles....

Today we actually want to climb a volcano, but without a guide, it's impossible. Even the taxi drivers refuse to take us there. So we decide to do a kayak tour with snorkeling....

Today we leave San Cristobal and head to Santa Cruz. We have to get up early as the boat departs at 7 am. After a comfortable 2-hour ride, we reach Santa Cruz, where we have...

Arrived at San Cristobal Airport

Galapagos, the dream destination of Ecuador. And that's exactly what it was. Sparkling blue water, warm temperatures, and lots and lots of animals. During every snorkeling trip,...